![Service Tax cannot be Demanded on mere Difference in Form 26AS/ITR and ST-3 Returns without Independent Evidence: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/04/02/2131321-service-tax-cannot-be-demanded-on-mere-differencejpg-1.webp "Service Tax cannot be Demanded on mere Difference in Form 26AS/ITR and ST-3 Returns without Independent Evidence: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Service Tax cannot be Demanded on mere Difference in Form 26AS/ITR and ST-3 Returns without Independent Evidence: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax AppellteTribunal (CESTAT), Kolkata Bench, held that the sole basis for demanding service tax cannot be the...
![Madras HC Excuses 247-Day COVID-Linked Delay, Restores Appeal in ₹7.5 Lakh Service Tax Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/31/2131035-madras-hc-excuses-247-day-covid-linked-delay-restores-appeal-.webp "Madras HC Excuses 247-Day COVID-Linked Delay, Restores Appeal in ₹7.5 Lakh Service Tax Case [Read Order]")
![GST Not Includible in Presumptive Income u/s 44B: ITAT Deletes Addition on Shipping Company [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/25/2130190-gst-not-includible-in-presumptive-income.webp "GST Not Includible in Presumptive Income u/s 44B: ITAT Deletes Addition on Shipping Company [Read Order]")
![Deployment of Staff for Rake Movement Falls Under Manpower Supply: CESTAT Quashes ₹7.79 Lakh Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/24/2130042-tax-demandjpg.webp "Deployment of Staff for Rake Movement Falls Under Manpower Supply: CESTAT Quashes ₹7.79 Lakh Service Tax Demand [Read Order]")
![Total Consideration Received from Members to be Redetermined for Service Tax: CESTAT Remands Matter Once Again [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/23/2129985-total-consideration-received-from-members-to-be-redetermined-for-service-taxjpg.webp "Total Consideration Received from Members to be Redetermined for Service Tax: CESTAT Remands Matter Once Again [Read Order]")
No Service Tax on Statutory Auction Fees, Demurrage: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹2.62 Crore Demand against Tobacco Board [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal [CESTAT] Hyderabad Bench has made a significant ruling in favor of the Tobacco Board by quashing a service tax demand of ₹2.62 crore. ...
![No Service Tax on Statutory Auction Fees, Demurrage: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹2.62 Crore Demand against Tobacco Board [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/20/2129719-cestat-hyderabad-statutory-auction-service-tax-tobacco-board-statutory-auction-fees-cestat-service-tax-ruling-taxscan.webp "No Service Tax on Statutory Auction Fees, Demurrage: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹2.62 Crore Demand against Tobacco Board [Read Order]")
CESTAT Rules Inox Air Products’ Fixed Facility Charges for Storage Tanks Not Taxable as ‘Supply of Tangible Goods’ Service [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal(CESTAT) ruled that Fixed Facility Charges (FFC) collected by Inox Air ProductsPvt. Ltd. for providing storage tanks are...
![CESTAT Rules Inox Air Products’ Fixed Facility Charges for Storage Tanks Not Taxable as ‘Supply of Tangible Goods’ Service [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/18/2129573-inox-air-productjpg.webp "CESTAT Rules Inox Air Products’ Fixed Facility Charges for Storage Tanks Not Taxable as ‘Supply of Tangible Goods’ Service [Read Order]")
Requirement of Intimating Superintendent Cannot be Equated with the Intimation to be given under Exemption Notification: CESTAT Remands Issue for Redetermination [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Ahmedabad Bench, held that the requirement of intimating the Jurisdictional Range Superintendent cannot be equated with the ...
![Requirement of Intimating Superintendent Cannot be Equated with the Intimation to be given under Exemption Notification: CESTAT Remands Issue for Redetermination [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/18/2129565-requirement-of-intimating-superintendent-cannot-be-equated-with-the-intimation-to-be-given-under-exemption-notification.webp "Requirement of Intimating Superintendent Cannot be Equated with the Intimation to be given under Exemption Notification: CESTAT Remands Issue for Redetermination [Read Order]")
No Service Tax Leviable on Fund Transfers to Overseas Branch without Proof of Service: CESTAT Dismisses Revenue Appeal [Read Order]
The Bangalore Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax AppellateTribunal (CESTAT) has dismissed an appeal of the revenue and upheld a decision of the commissioner observing that no service tax...
![No Service Tax Leviable on Fund Transfers to Overseas Branch without Proof of Service: CESTAT Dismisses Revenue Appeal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/18/2129562-money-transferjpg.webp "No Service Tax Leviable on Fund Transfers to Overseas Branch without Proof of Service: CESTAT Dismisses Revenue Appeal [Read Order]")
Conversion of GI Wire into Barbed Wire & Chain Link Mesh: CESTAT Seeks Re-examination of ‘Manufacture’ u/s 2(f) CEA [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) of Bangalore bench remanded the matter related to conversion of galvanized iron (GI) wire into barbed wire and chain link mesh...
![Conversion of GI Wire into Barbed Wire & Chain Link Mesh: CESTAT Seeks Re-examination of ‘Manufacture’ u/s 2(f) CEA [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/18/2129559-conversion-of-gi-wire-into-barbed-wire-chain-link-mesh.webp "Conversion of GI Wire into Barbed Wire & Chain Link Mesh: CESTAT Seeks Re-examination of ‘Manufacture’ u/s 2(f) CEA [Read Order]")
Recipient of Service to Pay Applicable Service Tax as per Reverse Charge Mechanism: CESTAT Allows Appeal [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax AppellateTribunal (CESTAT), Allahabad Bench, allowed an appeal and held that the recipient of service is liable to pay the applicable service tax as per reverse ...
![Recipient of Service to Pay Applicable Service Tax as per Reverse Charge Mechanism: CESTAT Allows Appeal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/03/18/2129547-recipient-of-servicejpg.webp "Recipient of Service to Pay Applicable Service Tax as per Reverse Charge Mechanism: CESTAT Allows Appeal [Read Order]")